General Motors Corp.: Exterior Lighting › Hazard Flashing Warning Lights › Switch
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 28, 2003 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 670,740. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE.
The risk
WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Chevrolet Malibu | 721 | 4 | 1 | 36 |
| 2001 Oldsmobile Alero | 364 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 2001 Pontiac Grand AM | 538 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 2000 Chevrolet Malibu | 922 | 5 | 6 | 45 |
| 2000 Oldsmobile Alero | 557 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 2000 Pontiac Grand AM | 675 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 03V327000.
Full record for the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →